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. >>> president obama challenges republicans to compromise to prevent a looming economic crisis now just weeks away. he says voters have shown they won't tolerate dysfunction. republicans are picking up the pieces after mitt romney's loss, more worried than ever about reaching beyond their white political base. >>> and after passage of a historic ballot measure, how soon will they be able to smoke marijuana legally just for fun? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room". >>> president obama says his re-election proves that americans want action on the economy, not just politics as usual: just days after his victory, he's laying out a framework for compromise with the republicans to avoid $600 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax hikes in the next year. he says he's open to new ideas, but he warns the federal government can't cut its way to prosperity. >> if we're serious about reducing the deficit, we have to combine spending cuts with revenue. and that means asking the wealthest americans to pay a
. >>> president obama challenges republicans to compromise to prevent a looming economic crisis now just weeks away. he says voters have shown they won't tolerate dysfunction. republicans are picking up the pieces after mitt romney's loss, more worried than ever about reaching beyond their white political base. >>> and after passage of a historic ballot measure, how soon will they be able to smoke marijuana legally just for fun? we want to welcome our viewers in the united...
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some things happened in the end, the obama campaign had a better turnout operation than the republican side ended up having, that probably didn't show up in some of that polling that everyone was looking at. >> so charlie, there have been reports, of course, that mitt romney was shell-shocked -- very difficult to say. i believe that's what cbs reported. others said he didn't see it coming. you've known the man for seven years. what's he going to do now? >> i think he can probably do whatever he wants to do other than be president for the next four years. he's one of the great business leaders, and i think he has a lot to say about the economy, and i hope he keeps speaking about it. >> have you talked to him? >> i haven't. >> not yet. is he sort of just lying low and avoiding everyone right now? >> i know he's met with campaign staff and he's focused on trying to find staff jobs, which is the right thing to do, and i admire that. >> what about you in terms of raising money? any problems raising money? people saying, look, i gave you all this money and my guy didn't win? >> i think every
some things happened in the end, the obama campaign had a better turnout operation than the republican side ended up having, that probably didn't show up in some of that polling that everyone was looking at. >> so charlie, there have been reports, of course, that mitt romney was shell-shocked -- very difficult to say. i believe that's what cbs reported. others said he didn't see it coming. you've known the man for seven years. what's he going to do now? >> i think he can probably do...
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some things happened and the obama campaign had a better turnout operation than the republican side ended up having that probably didn't show up and? some of the pohling that everyone was looking at. >> there have been reports that mitt romney was shell shocked. very difficult to say. others have reported he didn't see this coming, wasn't ready for it. you've known the man for seven years, what's he going to do now? >> i think he can probably do whatever he wants to do, other than be president for the next four years. one of the great business leaders, and i think he has a lot to say about the economy, and i hope he keeps speaking about it. >> have you talked to him about it? >> i haven't. >> just lying low, asiding everyone. >> i know he met with campaign staff, focused on trying to find staff jobs, the right thing to do. i admire that. >> what about you in terms of raising money? any problems? i gave you all this money, and my guy didn't win and -- >> i think everyone is disappoi disappointed, they thought our work was important this is something we invested in. i haven't had a single d
some things happened and the obama campaign had a better turnout operation than the republican side ended up having that probably didn't show up and? some of the pohling that everyone was looking at. >> there have been reports that mitt romney was shell shocked. very difficult to say. others have reported he didn't see this coming, wasn't ready for it. you've known the man for seven years, what's he going to do now? >> i think he can probably do whatever he wants to do, other than...
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i think if barack obama will move a little bit of to the middle, i think republicans are -- look, we all are americans first and foremost. we want to get these problems solved. >> let's say president obama moves to the middle but still says that the top 2% pay higher income taxes. >> the republicans will not go along with those higher tax rates. that's world war iii. if he's willing to say we can close loopholes and do other things but i just -- i think republicans honestly believe, and i agree with them on this, that raising the tax rates is going to hurt the economy more than it's going to bring down the deficit. you know you're the one who always said, jobs is number one. you're not going to create more jobs by putting higher taxes on businesses. >> richard, you are scribbling furiously here. >> no. no. no. that's what he wrote. good i'm not saying no, no, no, no. i'm saying no to higher tax rates. >> i'm saying, look, you have an advantage here in that you're trying to put this -- you're trying to put humpty dumpty together before he fell off the wall. >> metaphor number six of t
i think if barack obama will move a little bit of to the middle, i think republicans are -- look, we all are americans first and foremost. we want to get these problems solved. >> let's say president obama moves to the middle but still says that the top 2% pay higher income taxes. >> the republicans will not go along with those higher tax rates. that's world war iii. if he's willing to say we can close loopholes and do other things but i just -- i think republicans honestly believe,...
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republicans and democrats agree they need to do something but can't agree on what. and obama care remains unpopular with the american people but president obama's re-election means it's here to stay. we'll tell you how it will affect your money and your family. that's all coming up at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> looking forward to it. thank you very much. >>> a shocking admission has turned the intelligence community on its head. the cia is scrambling for answers now as they prepare to talk to congress. up. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. or that printing in color had to cost a fortune. nobody said an all-in-one had to be bulky. or that you had to print from your desk. at least, nobody said it to us. introducing the business smart inkjet all-in-one s
republicans and democrats agree they need to do something but can't agree on what. and obama care remains unpopular with the american people but president obama's re-election means it's here to stay. we'll tell you how it will affect your money and your family. that's all coming up at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> looking forward to it. thank you very much. >>> a shocking admission has turned the intelligence community on its head. the cia is scrambling for answers now as they prepare to...
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the black vote went overwhelmingly to president obama. i went to your website, teapartyexpress.org. a lot of people said they have to reach out to latinos and african-americans. would you agree with that? >> yeah, absolutely. >> let me read something from your website. obama's appeal, black activists, blacks lost cause must get out white vote. black christian, shame, shame, shame. the black divider in chief, black actress supports romney. welcome home, sista spelled s-i-s-t-a. if this is on your website within the last month. how do you get black voters? >> i'm not familiar with what posts you're talking about. >> it's on teapartyexpress.org. >> wait, i don't know. i think probably lloyd marcus who is a spokesperson for tea party express probably wrote that. he's been with tea party express from the beginning. he is a proliffic blogger and writer, author and he's performed. that's my guess. but, look, we reach out to people all the time and there are african-americans, hispanics in this entire movement across the country. i mean, it doesn't -- we're not focused on race. what we are
the black vote went overwhelmingly to president obama. i went to your website, teapartyexpress.org. a lot of people said they have to reach out to latinos and african-americans. would you agree with that? >> yeah, absolutely. >> let me read something from your website. obama's appeal, black activists, blacks lost cause must get out white vote. black christian, shame, shame, shame. the black divider in chief, black actress supports romney. welcome home, sista spelled s-i-s-t-a. if...
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some wondered if he would appear on the republican presidential ticket, but he knocked down those rumors. >> we're not out there running a political campaign, we're running a war. >> at a senate confirmation hearing to head the cia, he admitted that president obama decided to withdraw thousands of troops significantly faster than petraeus wanted. >> the ultimate decision was a more aggressive formulation, if you will, in terms of the timeline than what we had recommended. >> petraeus' wife, holly, sat behind him in that testimony, and he publicly praised her. >> she is a symbol of strength. she has hung tough while i have been deployed for over five and a half years. >> the fbi had been investigating a tip that he was having an affair. they were looking into if there was any potential security risks that petraeus may have put himself in a vulnerable position. the question now is who knew what when, and why was nothing done until after the election? >> still so many questions, chris lawrence. back to that fbi investigation, a u.s. official tells cnn that the fbi was not investigating them
some wondered if he would appear on the republican presidential ticket, but he knocked down those rumors. >> we're not out there running a political campaign, we're running a war. >> at a senate confirmation hearing to head the cia, he admitted that president obama decided to withdraw thousands of troops significantly faster than petraeus wanted. >> the ultimate decision was a more aggressive formulation, if you will, in terms of the timeline than what we had recommended....
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some wondered if he would appear on the republican presidential ticket. but petraeus knocked down those rumors. >> we're not out there running a political campaign. we're running a war. >> reporter: at a senate confirmation hearing to head the cia, petraeus admitted president obama decided to withdraw thousands of troops from afghanistan, significantly faster than petraeus wanted. >> the ultimate decision was a more aggressive formulation, if you will, in terms of the time line, than what we had recommended. >> reporter: petraeus's wife holly sat behind him during that testimony and petraeus publicly praised her. >> she is a simple of the strength and dedication of families around the globe who waited home for their loved ones while they're engaged in critical work in afrg, eghanist iraq, and iran. she's hung tough. >> the chairwoman of the senate intelligence kmnt dianne feinstein called his resignation tragic and said she wished president obama had not agreed to accept it. we're told that president was opposed to accepting petraeus' resignation but petr
some wondered if he would appear on the republican presidential ticket. but petraeus knocked down those rumors. >> we're not out there running a political campaign. we're running a war. >> reporter: at a senate confirmation hearing to head the cia, petraeus admitted president obama decided to withdraw thousands of troops from afghanistan, significantly faster than petraeus wanted. >> the ultimate decision was a more aggressive formulation, if you will, in terms of the time...
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republicans will hold the edge in the house. democrats have a nine-seat lead in the senate. now to the recovery from the devastating superstorm sandy. hundreds of thousands of people in new york and new jersey are still struggling with power outages nearly two weeks after the storm. but today, some relief for new jersey. governor chris christie says he expects most of the state's power to be back tonight. >>> meanwhile, fema is saying more than $403 million in aid has been approved for storm victims. >> if you can imagine what it must be like to be without power for two weeks, you can easily understand the anger and frustration storm victims are feeling. people in one community in queens are demanding to know why there's been such a hold-up. here is deborah feyerick. >> you want to hear what i have to say? >> anger, frustration, and despair, and people demand to know why their neighborhood remains dark more than 12 days after superstorm sandy hit this boardwalk community. >> i can't get light on, i can't get power, heat, garbage pickup, nothing? >> workers from long island p
republicans will hold the edge in the house. democrats have a nine-seat lead in the senate. now to the recovery from the devastating superstorm sandy. hundreds of thousands of people in new york and new jersey are still struggling with power outages nearly two weeks after the storm. but today, some relief for new jersey. governor chris christie says he expects most of the state's power to be back tonight. >>> meanwhile, fema is saying more than $403 million in aid has been approved for...
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but can the republicans and congress agree on it? we have former secretary of labor who is written the book "beyond outrage." barack obama is who the american people decided. isn't it the sensible thing now for you to withdraw this i implacable position, no tax increases for anybody in america ever again. >> well, i think the president needs to face the fact that people went to the polls and voted for somebody not committed to raising taxes. a majority of the legislators in the country are republicans. so he did win by two points, first time in american history that someone has ever gotten reelected president, reducing his percentage of the vote, and he won by 7% four years ago, 2% this time. he has to deal with the fact the american people are not excited about his ideas of tax increases and spending increases, and i don't think they're going to allow him to undo his commitments to spending restraint that he made only last year and then in today's speech, he tried to deny some of the spending cuts that he's already agreed to in law.
but can the republicans and congress agree on it? we have former secretary of labor who is written the book "beyond outrage." barack obama is who the american people decided. isn't it the sensible thing now for you to withdraw this i implacable position, no tax increases for anybody in america ever again. >> well, i think the president needs to face the fact that people went to the polls and voted for somebody not committed to raising taxes. a majority of the legislators in the...